Blind dog

Guide dog is a relatively special breed of dog. It helps the visually impaired to walk normally and protects their daily life. Well-trained service dogs and companion dogs can help disabled people live an independent life and participate in social activities with healthy people. They are the "eyes" that the visually impaired people have lost. However, a guide dog does not know how to guide the blind right from birth. Before becoming a guide dog, it must undergo a lot of training.

There are many dog ​​breeds that can be trained as guide dogs, but the most common breed is Labradors, golden retrievers, German wolfdogs, guest dogs, or are bred through planned breeding.

The origin of guide dogs is generally from guide dog schools, puppies with good pedigrees , this is not vanity, but because they are service dogs. For human safety and training cost considerations, they must know very well that their ancestors have no record of attacking humans for eight generations, and they have no experience of any genetic diseases. In China, the puppies that generally receive guide training belong to two dog breeds - golden retrievers and Labrador retrievers.

The training process of a guide dog lasts for 18 months, with an overall cost of 25,000-30,000 Dollar. The service life of a guide dog can reach 8-10 years.

Puppies will go to foster homes to learn "social life" two months after they are born: designated toilets, You need to lie down quietly on your seat when in a restaurant or on a bus, and learn to adapt to various environments, especially learning to be familiar with people's living environment. Until about one to one and a half years old, when the dog's character has become stable and its ability to absorb and respond best, it will be taken back to the training center, and the trainer will take over the training to start working as a guide dog.

First of all, the puppy should be trained to complete all basic skills freely. Practice reacting when encountering obstaclesReflection, in fact, is to cause the puppy to have a conditioned reflex. For example, in order to train a guide dog to react when encountering a staircase, the trainer will take the puppy to the staircase, pat the stairs or other objects with his hand, and ask the puppy to stop and turn sideways against the trainer, and so on. Again, let the puppy get used to it, stop automatically when it sees the stairs, turn sideways to block the person's body, until the success rate reaches 99%.

Pairing with the blind person can begin about 6 to 10 months later, and all training can be carried out. Owners need to learn how to work with guide dogs, how to command them, how to raise them, etc. The puppy needs to become familiar with the new owner's living and working environment. If both parties understand each other, the guide dog will be taken home by the blind man and its "service" will officially begin.

Guide dogs may work until they are around 10 to 12 years old and then retire. This user has priority The dog can be kept, but if the dog cannot be taken care of due to living alone or other factors, the applicant from the foster family or the "adoptive family" can take over. Many families overseas apply for adoption, because guide dogs are very good. cultivation and hygiene habits.



                    </p>

                </p>